Identifying priority wetland sites in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway for migratory bird conservation.

ABSTRACT: The East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) is widely recognised to be the most threatened of the eight flyways in the world, with wetlands rapidly lost due to land cover change, unsustainable use, and the wider impacts of climate change. The recently established EAAF Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) aims to bring a set of priority wetlands in the EAAF under improved protection, management, and restoration in 10 Asian countries, while mobilising resources for sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, ecotourism, and other livelihoods for local communities. A major step in the development of this initiative is the identification of priority wetland sites through the application of international criteria, based on modern waterbird count data collated from wetland sites across Asia. Through existin

SUBMITTER: Crosby M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12804681 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature